Re: [Tutor] FYI: An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python

2013-04-14 Thread David Kemeza
I'd really be interested in see that code since. I'm learning python right now and looking at code helps with my learning process. Thanx -dave On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 11:32 AM, brian arb wrote: > One game wrote along time ago when I was first learning Python and App > Engine is http://cdacabe

Re: [Tutor] FYI: An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python

2013-04-09 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On 10/04/13 06:04, Alan Gauld wrote: On 09/04/13 13:47, Steven D'Aprano wrote: Since when did 30 become a representative sample size? If they are randomly selected, 30 is likely plenty for a representative sample size. In surveys, a sample size of 30 gives you a margin of error of about 15%,

Re: [Tutor] FYI: An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python

2013-04-09 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On 10/04/13 06:58, Prasad, Ramit wrote: Much like scientific studies, I am more interested in *how* it was done than in some summarized (frequently sensationalized) "findings". In my opinion, a flawed methodology is more frequently a problem than a small sample size. +1000 on that. -- Steven

Re: [Tutor] FYI: An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python

2013-04-09 Thread Prasad, Ramit
Alan Gauld wrote: > > On 09/04/13 13:47, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > > >> Since when did 30 become a representative sample size? > > > > If they are randomly selected, 30 is likely plenty for a representative > > sample size. In surveys, a sample size of 30 gives you a margin of error > > of about 1

Re: [Tutor] FYI: An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python

2013-04-09 Thread Alan Gauld
On 09/04/13 13:47, Steven D'Aprano wrote: Since when did 30 become a representative sample size? If they are randomly selected, 30 is likely plenty for a representative sample size. In surveys, a sample size of 30 gives you a margin of error of about 15%, which isn't too bad. Hmm, if I'd gon

Re: [Tutor] FYI: An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python

2013-04-09 Thread brian arb
One game wrote along time ago when I was first learning Python and App Engine is http://cdacabeecdebcabab.appspot.com/ It's kind of a non-interactive Sudoku puzzle, the only really interaction is to click "solve this" or "display next puzzle" then to watch the python code written attempt to solve

Re: [Tutor] FYI: An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python

2013-04-09 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On 09/04/13 17:50, Alan Gauld wrote: On 09/04/13 04:20, Len Conrad wrote: Computer scientists develop video game that teaches how to program in Java* http://phys.org/news/2013-04-scientists-video-game-java.html As an engineer I used to be embarrassed that people called it software engin

Re: [Tutor] FYI: An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python

2013-04-09 Thread Mark Lawrence
On 09/04/2013 04:20, Len Conrad wrote: *wrong teaching language! :) Computer scientists develop video game that teaches how to program in Java* http://phys.org/news/2013-04-scientists-video-game-java.html ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.o

Re: [Tutor] FYI: An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python

2013-04-09 Thread Alan Gauld
On 09/04/13 04:20, Len Conrad wrote: Computer scientists develop video game that teaches how to program in Java* http://phys.org/news/2013-04-scientists-video-game-java.html As an engineer I used to be embarrassed that people called it software engineering. Now they are calling this comp

Re: [Tutor] FYI: An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python

2013-04-08 Thread Len Conrad
wrong teaching language! :) Computer scientists develop video game that teaches how to program in Java http://phys.org/news/2013-04-scientists-video-game-java.html ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription option

Re: [Tutor] FYI: An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python

2013-04-08 Thread Dave Angel
On 04/08/2013 07:58 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote: On 09/04/13 06:38, brian arb wrote: An Introduction to Interactive Programming in PythonJoe Warren, Scott Rixner, Stephen Wong and John Greiner This course is designed to be a fun introduction to the basics of programming in Python. Our main focus

Re: [Tutor] FYI: An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python

2013-04-08 Thread Don Jennings
On Apr 8, 2013, at 7:58 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > On 09/04/13 06:38, brian arb wrote: >> An Introduction to Interactive Programming in PythonJoe Warren, Scott >> Rixner, Stephen Wong and John Greiner >> >> This course is designed to be a fun introduction to the basics of >> programming in Pyt

Re: [Tutor] FYI: An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python

2013-04-08 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On 09/04/13 06:38, brian arb wrote: An Introduction to Interactive Programming in PythonJoe Warren, Scott Rixner, Stephen Wong and John Greiner This course is designed to be a fun introduction to the basics of programming in Python. Our main focus will be on building simple interactive games suc

[Tutor] FYI: An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python

2013-04-08 Thread brian arb
An Introduction to Interactive Programming in PythonJoe Warren, Scott Rixner, Stephen Wong and John Greiner This course is designed to be a fun introduction to the basics of programming in Python. Our main focus will be on building simple interactive games such as Pong, Blackjack and Asteroids. h